Mannar
Grama Panchayat

The popular legend about Mannar goes like this. Emperor Mandhata of the Raghu dynasty, who lived in the Krita Yuga, performed 100 yagas (sacrificial rituals) for the welfare of his subjects. One of these rituals was conducted near the premises of the Thrikkuratti Temple. Since the place became famous due to this yaga, he named it Mandhatapuram. The local legend holds that over time, this name was corrupted into Mannar, which became widely accepted. It is even said that at the beginning of the Christian era, the Arabian Sea used to touch the sub-village of Mannar. Place names such as Kuratti (Kadalurutti), Thripperumthara (Thripperunthurai), and Chala (Chalai) serve as evidence for this. The soil structure and underground indicators of the region also support this view. Numerous millennium-old Shiva temples...